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Event:
CMMA Bullion V Baskin
Date: Apr 22, 2020 |
#R1#
Jurinov walks into a straight right hand from Kente.#CL#
Jurinov forces Kente back against the cage and clinches.
Kente being controlled against the cage.#BC2#
Kente breaks from the clinch.
Kente throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jurinov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kente thinking.
Kente walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CUT#
It looks like Solmorro Kente has been cut.
Jurinov tries to land a body kick
and Kente counters with a nice uppercut.
Kente looks to score with a jab to the body but Jurinov is just out of range.
Jurinov goes for a double leg but Kente avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kente continues to drive forward.
Jurinov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kente.
Kente misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kente just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJurinov.
Kente misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jurinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jurinov dives in for a single leg takedown but Kente sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kente throws a counter combo.
Jurinov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juri Jurinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Kente blocks a head kick by Jurinov.
Kente will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kente rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jurinov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jurinov is looking for a counter combo.#CL#
Jurinov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Jurinov manages to pull guard.
#SUB#
Jurinov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kente defends well.
Jurinov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Kente is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kente wants to get back to his feet but Jurinov passes into half guard.
#T2#
Kente blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jurinov.
Kente tries to kick Jurinov off in order to stand up. Jurinov Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Jurinov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kente will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kente is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jurinov is controlling him well.
Kente wants to get back to his feet but Jurinov is dominant here and he's now got Kente's back!
Jurinov is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Kente wants to get back to his feet.
Kente is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kente trying to get back to his feet but Jurinov is in full control for now. #T3#
Jurinov controls the position.#SUB#
Jurinov patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?#SUB#
Jurinov is looking for the choke from the back position but Kente is controlling his hands well. #SUB#
Kente defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jurinov's arms.
Kente is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jurinov struggling to land strikes to the head as Kente covers up.
Kente is trying to get back to his feet but Jurinov has full control of the position and if anything, Kente has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jurinov controlling the position well here. Kente rolled but Jurinov kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
#T4#
Kente trying to get back to his feet but Jurinov is in full control for now.
Jurinov is riding his opponent, not letting Kente buck him off.
Kente covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Kente is trying to stand back up. #SUB#
Jurinov is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juri Jurinov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solmorro Kente's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Jurinov looks for the body kick but Kente saw that one coming.
Juri Jurinov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jurinov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jurinov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kente sprawls well. Kente wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jurinov gets slowly back to his feet.
Kente cracks a nice hook into Jurinov's ribs.
Solmorro Kente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kente falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kente takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Jurinov.
Jurinov is looking to counter the offense by Kente and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Jurinov moves into the clinch successfully.
We've been informed that Kente has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kente is trying to push Jurinov away but Jurinov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kente tries to break free but Jurinov pushes him back against the cage.
Kente working hard to break the clinch.
Jurinov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kente is defending well for now.#T1##TD#
Jurinov jumps into guard, dragging Kente to the mat.
#ES#
Jurinov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kente looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jurinov has Kente pressed against the cage, preventing Kente from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jurinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kente can do to turn this around?
Kente tries to circle away but Jurinov has him pinned against the cage.
Kente is trying to push Jurinov away but Jurinov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Kente's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kente is looking to break free of the clinch but Jurinov has double underhooks.
Kente letting Jurinov take a breather here.
Jurinov has Kente pressed against the cage, preventing Kente from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kente tries to break free but Jurinov pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Jurinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kente misses with a two punch combination.
#T2#
Jurinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kente.
The fighters circling - Kente throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kente rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jurinov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jurinov throws a quick counter head kick but Kente was just out of range.
Solmorro Kente seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kente throws a series of punches but Jurinov avoids them all with ease.
Kente lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jurinov circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Jurinov darts in and clinches Kente up against the cage.#BC2#
Kente's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jurinov fails with the takedown.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#CL#
Jurinov clinches. #TD#
Jurinov jumps guard.
#SU2#
Kente stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Solmorro Kente is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Jurinov moves into the clinch.#T3#
Kente is trying to force a seperation but Jurinov has the dominant position.
Jurinov keeps control of Kente as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #TD#
Jurinov pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kente tries to stand but Jurinov is controlling from the bottom.
Jurinov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kente wants to get up but he can't break Jurinov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jurinov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Kente is looking to stand up but Jurinov isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jurinov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jurinov lands a couple of digs.#T4#
Jurinov postures up in Kente's guard and throws a big left but Kente blocks it.
Kente really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jurinov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kente wants to stand up but Jurinov is controlling him.
Jurinov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jurinov prevents Kente from getting back to his feet.
Kente is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jurinov dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Kente's face as Jurinov controls the position.
Kente is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jurinov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jurinov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kente is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juri Jurinov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Solmorro Kente's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Jurinov avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL#
Jurinov takes the fight into the clinch.
Jurinov keeps control of Kente as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jurinov prevents Kente from breaking the clinch.
Jurinov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kente avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kente has had enough of the clinch but Jurinov keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Jurinov breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kente throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kente misses with a few strikes there.
Kente stuffs the takedown.
Kente throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kente throws out a powerful jab.#T1#
Kente throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jurinov shoots in looking for a takedown but Kente manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jurinov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juri Jurinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kente misses with a double jab.
Kente scores with a jab to the body.
Jurinov throws a shot to the body.
Jurinov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kente counters with a two punch combo.
Kente throws a nice looking combination but Jurinov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kente throws a body punch but Jurinov moves out of range. #CL#
Jurinov closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Jurinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kente will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jurinov. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kente throws a combination that misses
and Jurinov counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Jurinov drives through and clinches with Kente against the cage.
Jurinov jumps guard but Kente stands there with Jurinov around his waist. Jurinov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jurinov tries to pull guard but Kente won't allow it.
Solmorro Kente has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#TD#
Jurinov jumps guard and drags Kente to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Kente postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jurinov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kente, into his guard. #REVR#
Jurinov stops Kente from standing up. #ES2#
Kente is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jurinov taking a breather. #T3#
Jurinov keeps control of Kente as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kente is trying to push Jurinov away but Jurinov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Jurinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jurinov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kente throws a right hand that Jurinov ducks under and follows up with a left that Jurinov also avoids with ease.
Jurinov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kente comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jurinov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kente.
Kente keeps the fight on the outside.
Kente swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kente displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jurinov with a poor takedown
and Kente counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Kente misses. #T4#
Kente throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jurinov has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Kente misses.
Jurinov misses with a body kick.
Kente digs a good body shot into Jurinov's ribs.
Kente swings for the body but Jurinov moves out of range.
Jurinov slips a jab and a cross from Kente.
Jurinov misses with a series of wild punches.
Jurinov shoots in for a takedown but Kente shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kente lands a nice shot to the body.
Juri Jurinov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jurinov misses with a takedown attempt - Kente sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Solmorro Kente comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jurinov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juri Jurinov!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 974 Round 2
Date: Apr 01, 2020 |
#R1#
Kente will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice combination there by Kente.
A combination from Kente does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Kente. Those never looked like landing.
Gass tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gass cracks Kente with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gass misses with a series of wild punches.
Gass moves out of range of the strikes.
Kente throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gass lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CL2#
Gass gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gass's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gass swings wildly with an uppercut but Kente uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Gass - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T1#
Kente wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gass has him pressed against the cage.
Gass working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Gass.
Kente tries to circle away but Gass has him pinned against the cage.
Gass stalling against the cage.
Kente is trying to break the clinch but Gass is controlling him.
Kente blocking some punches.
Gass should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gass stalling.
Kente is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gass throws a punch but it's blocked by Kente.
Kente is trying to break free.
Kente wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kente tries to circle away but Gass has him pinned against the cage.
Kente wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gass has him pressed against the cage.
Kente tries to break free but Gass pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
Gass taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gass stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Gass's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Gass has Kente pressed against the cage, preventing Kente from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gass lands a nice uppercut.
Gass keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kente's efforts to push away.
Kente wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gass lands with a short shot to the head.
Kente has had enough of the clinch but Gass keeps him there for the moment.
Gass lands with a left to the head.
Gass stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kente wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kente is trying to break the clinch but Gass is controlling him.
Kente blocks a body shot from Gass.
Gass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kente up against the cage.
Kente wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T3#
Gass prevents Kente from breaking the clinch.
Gass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kente tries to break free but Gass pushes him back against the cage.
Gass prevents Kente from breaking the clinch.
Kente tries to break free but Gass pushes him back against the cage.
Gass stalls.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gass.
Kente wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gass has him pressed against the cage.
Kente wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gass has Kente pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kente's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kente being controlled against the cage.
Gass stalling.
#T4#
Kente is looking to break free of the clinch but Gass has double underhooks.
Gass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kente backwards.
Kente is looking to break free of the clinch but Gass has double underhooks.
Gass slows down the pace here.
Gass working aggressively here.
Gass stalling in the clinch.
Gass controlling the action here for a moment.
Kente is trying to push Gass away but Gass has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Kente's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kente wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Gass dominated that round.
That's time! Kente's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Kente misses with a double jab.
Kente throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL2#
Gass has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gass.
Kente blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kente is trying to force a seperation but Gass has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Gass.
Kente wants to break free but Gass has control.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kente looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Gass.
Gass taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kente working hard to break the clinch.
Kente has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gass stalling in the clinch.
Gass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kente up against the cage.#T1#
Kente wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gass taking a breather.
Kente wants to break free but Gass has control.
Gass misses with a punch on the inside.
Gass leaning against his opponent.
Kente is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gass stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Henry Gass.
A combination from Gass does no damage.
Gass uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kente throws a nice looking combination but Gass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gass looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Solmorro Kente is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kente throws a series of punches but Gass moves out of range. #CL2#
Gass closes the distance and clinches.
Gass swings wildly with an uppercut but Kente uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kente wants to break the clinch but can't.
#T2#
Kente wants to get back to striking at distance but Gass won't allow it.
Kente wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Gass scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kente is looking to break free of the clinch but Gass has double underhooks.
Gass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kente is trying to break the clinch but Gass is controlling him.
Gass keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kente's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gass.
Gass has Kente pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gass prevents Kente from breaking the clinch.
Gass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee calls for Gass to work.
Kente blocking some punches.
Gass lands a left hand.
Kente working hard to break the clinch.#T3#
Gass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kente backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gass.
Gass holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kente wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gass has him pressed against the cage.
Gass lands with a right to the head.
Kente has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kente wants to break free but Gass has control.
Gass lands a right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Solmorro Kente has been cut.
Kente tries to circle away but Gass has him pinned against the cage.
Kente is trying to break the clinch but Gass is controlling him.
Gass keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kente's efforts to push away.
Gass misses with the head strike.
Gass lands an uppercut.
Kente wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henry Gass seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gass scores with a hook to the body.#T4#
Kente wants to break free but Gass has control.
Kente letting Gass take a breather here.
Gass manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gass stalling against the cage.
Gass stalling against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Henry Gass.
Kente fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kente fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kente ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gass misses with a looping right.#CL2#
Gass pushes Kente up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Gass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Gass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Solmorro Kente's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Kente looks to land a combination but Gass avoids it well.
Kente throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gass.
Gass staying out of range there.
Gass swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Kente.
Henry Gass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gass slips a jab and a cross from Kente.
#CL2#
Gass takes the fight into the clinch.
Kente wants to get back to striking at distance but Gass won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Gass.
Gass scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gass cracks Kente with a nice body shot.
Gass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gass.
Gass lands with a short shot to the head.
Gass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gass stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#T1#
Gass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kente tries to circle away but Gass has him pinned against the cage.
Gass is pushing Kente up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kente wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kente is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gass pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gass holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gass throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kentes head.
Kente has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T2#
Kente wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gass holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Kente's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gass's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Solmorro Kente has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kente is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Gass.
A short right from Gass on the inside.
Gass has Kente pressed against the cage, preventing Kente from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kente misses with a body punch.
Gass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kente backwards.
A short left from Gass.
Gass has Kente pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gass.#T3#
Kente tries to break free but Gass pushes him back against the cage.
Kente wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kente up against the cage.
Gass scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gass slows down the pace here.
Gass lands a left hand.
Kente looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A bit of stalling here from Gass.
Gass throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kentes head.
Kente swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kente wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gass has him pressed against the cage.
Gass scores with a shot to the side of Kente's head.
Kente tries to throw a body punch but Gass avoids it by throwing Kente back against the cage.
Gass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kente backwards.
Kente is trying to push Gass away but Gass has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T4#
Kente tries to work over Gass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kente up against the cage.
Gass lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kente.
Gass just leaning against Kente, taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Gass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gass lands an uppercut.
Gass stalling against the cage.
Gass dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kente misses with a punch to the body.
Gass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gass lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry Gass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gass content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Gass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gass winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Henry Gass!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Henry Gass!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Henry Gass!
Henry Gass wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Henry Gass made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 974 Round 1
Date: Mar 31, 2020 |
#R1#
A combination from Kente does no damage.
Kente throws a series of punches but Donaldson moves out of range.
Jab from Kente.
Kente swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kente will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kente throws a series of punches but Donaldson moves out of range.
Donaldson misses with a takedown
and Kente counters with a left and a right that stings Donaldson.
A combination from Kente does no damage.
Kente moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donaldson goes for a double leg but Kente avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kente continues to drive forward.
Kente throws a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Kente.
Donaldson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Donaldson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Kente lands a nice looking body shot.
Donaldson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kente swinging wildly here.
Donaldson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kente misses with a few strikes there.
Kente throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Kente tries to get set, Donaldson tries to push him back and clinch up but Kente manages to avoid the attempt.
Kente swings for the body but Donaldson moves out of range.
Donaldson fails to land with a series of punches.
Kente lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donaldson circles away quickly and effectively.
Solmorro Kente is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donaldson fails with the takedown
and Kente counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kente fails to land with a series of punches.
#T2#
Kente throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Donaldson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kente tries to break the clinch but Donaldson is controlling the position.
Kente working hard to break the clinch.
Donaldson has Kente pressed against the cage, preventing Kente from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kente is trying to break the clinch but Donaldson is controlling him.
Kente wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kente wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donaldson has him pressed against the cage.
Kente wants to get back to striking at distance but Donaldson won't allow it.
Donaldson keeps control of Kente as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donaldson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kente wants to break free but Donaldson has control.
Donaldson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kente's efforts to push away.
Kente wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donaldson has him pressed against the cage.#T3#
Donaldson has Kente pressed against the cage, preventing Kente from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donaldson has Kente pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kente manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kente tries to break the clinch but Donaldson is controlling the position.
Kente tries to break the clinch but Donaldson is controlling the position. #BC2#
Kente escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD#
Donaldson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Donaldson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#ES2#
Kente sneaks out the side door and pushes Donaldson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Donaldson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kente is fending him off so far but Donaldson persists. Nope, Kente circles away and we're back to standing.
Donaldson is breathing heavily.
Kente misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Donaldson. #T4#
Donaldson dodges the punch combination from Kente.
Donaldson attempts a counter takedown but Kente avoids it well and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donaldson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kente counters with a one-two to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kente.
Kente scores with a crisp jab that stopped Donaldson in his tracks.
Donaldson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kente connects with the punch.
Donaldson dodges the punch combination from Kente.
Donaldson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kente sprawls and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solmorro Kente dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Kente misses with a double jab.
Kente misses with a series of wild punches.
Donaldson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kente.
Kente throws a series of punches but Donaldson moves out of range.
Kente will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Donaldson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donaldson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donaldson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kente is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Donaldson rather than just go for the knockout.
Kente throws a combination that misses
and Donaldson counters with a three punch combo that has Kente backing up. Kente nods at Donaldson to acknowledge the strikes.
Kente throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donaldson.
Donaldson tries to counter with a takedown but Kente is quick to defend against it.
Kente scores with a hook to the body. Donaldson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kente misses with a double jab
#TD#
and Donaldson counters with a shoot takedown. Kente fights it but they end up in guard.
Kente is breathing heavily.#T1#
Donaldson throwing strikes from guard but Kente blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kente wants to stand but Donaldson is controlling the position.
Kente has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donaldson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kente can do anything to dispel that myth.
Donaldson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kente is looking to stand up but Donaldson isn't so interested in that idea.
Donaldson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kente preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Donaldson prevents Kente from getting back to his feet. #ES2#
Kente kicks Donaldson off and gets to his feet.
Donaldson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T2#
Donaldson dodges the punch combination from Kente.
Donaldson tries to counter with a takedown but Kente is quick to defend against it.
No joy there for Kente, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Kente.
Donaldson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kente.
Kente ducks right into an uppercut from Donaldson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donaldson tries for a takedown but Kente sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kente misses with a double jab.
Kente scores with a one two! Donaldson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kente throws a series of strikes that have Donaldson backpedaling.
Kente scores with a one two! Donaldson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Solmorro Kente seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Donaldson. #T3#
Kente lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donaldson circles away quickly and effectively.
Donaldson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kente tries to avoid it but Donaldson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kente to the ground. Kente escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Donaldson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kente works Donaldson's body with a nice hook.
Kente looks to land a combination. Donaldson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kente lands with a shot to the body.
Kente lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Donaldson at a distance.
Kente lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kente throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kente works Donaldson's body with a nice hook.
Simon Donaldson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kente moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kente swinging wildly here.
#T4#
Donaldson shoots in but no luck this time.
Kente misses with a series of wild punches.
Donaldson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kente sprawls and moves away.
Donaldson slips a jab and a cross from Kente.
Kente looks to land a combination but Donaldson avoids it well.
Kente misses with a two punch combination.
Donaldson shoots for a takedown but Kente saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kente thuds a left hand into Donaldson's body.
Kente throws a one two combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kente lands a jab to the head.
Donaldson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kente.
Donaldson tries to counter with a takedown but Kente is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solmorro Kente showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Kente displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Donaldson shoots in for a takedown but Kente shows good takedown defense.
Kente throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL#
and Donaldson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kente wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donaldson keeps control of Kente as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kente wants to get back to striking at distance but Donaldson won't allow it.
Donaldson goes for a takedown attempt but Kente pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kente throws a series of punches but Donaldson moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Kente.
Kente misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kente throws a series of punches but Donaldson moves out of range.
Kente misses with a two punch combination.
#T1#
Kente scores with a one two! Donaldson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Kente.
Donaldson tries to counter with a takedown but Kente is quick to defend against it.
Kente tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donaldson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kente.
Kente looks to land a combination. Donaldson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Donaldson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donaldson darts in looking for a takedown but Kente gets double underhooks and turns Donaldson into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Donaldson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kente lands with a shot to the body.
Kente lands a two punch combo.
Kente misses with a body punch
and Donaldson counters with a two punch combo. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kente looks to land a combination but Donaldson avoids it well.
Kente throws a nice looking combination but Donaldson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL#
Kente tries to keep at a distance but Donaldson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kente wants to break free but Donaldson has control.
Kente is trying to break the clinch but Donaldson is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Donaldson.
Kente is trying to break the clinch but Donaldson has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Donaldson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donaldson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kente tries to bum rush Donaldson with a series of wild strikes but Donaldson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donaldson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot to the liver by Kente. Beautiful body shot.#T3#
Donaldson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kente misses with a two punch combination.
Solmorro Kente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donaldson slips a jab and a cross from Kente.
Kente throws a jab when Donaldson was well out of range.
Kente will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donaldson tries to counter by clinching up but Kente breaks away and moves out of range.
Solmorro Kente is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donaldson shoots for a double leg takedown but Kente sprawls well. He's pushed Donaldson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kente scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kente is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kente scores with a three punch combo!
Kente misses with a straight right.
Donaldson shoots in and drives through. Kente sprawls well.#T4#
Donaldson dodges the punch combination from Kente.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kente misses with the combination.
Donaldson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kente swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donaldson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kente.
Simon Donaldson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kente closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kente throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kente's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kente duly obliges.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kente!
And that's the end of the fight!
Solmorro Kente comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kente winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Solmorro Kente!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Solmorro Kente!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Solmorro Kente!
Solmorro Kente wins by unanimous decision!
In defeat, Simon Donaldson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shoot I blew it this time!'.
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